Year 4 · Mathematics · Space

AC9M4SP01

represent and approximate composite shapes and objects in the environment, using combinations of familiar shapes and objects

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Space in Year 4.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9M4SP01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 4.

1. Year 3AC9M3SP01make, compare and classify objects, identifying key features and explaining why these features make them suited to their uses
2. Year 3AC9M3SP02interpret and create two-dimensional representations of familiar environments, locating key landmarks and objects relative to each other
3. Year 5AC9M5SP01connect objects to their nets and build objects from their nets using spatial and geometric reasoning
4. Year 5AC9M5SP02construct a grid coordinate system that uses coordinates to locate positions within a space; use coordinates and directional language to describe position and movement
5. Year 5AC9M5SP03describe and perform translations, reflections and rotations of shapes, using dynamic geometric software where appropriate; recognise what changes and what remains the same, and identify any symmetries